A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
33.1982, -92.4451
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Beulah Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Suggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Free Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Free Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New London Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New London Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Urbana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Lawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Crain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crain City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
- Perdue City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
- Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moro Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Calion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calion is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Lapile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- El Dorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Norphlet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Truxno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Jersey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
- Sandy Land
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
- Huttig
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Dumas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Felsenthal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Smackover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- El Dorado
- Felsenthal
- Huttig
- Junction City
- Norphlet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Union County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #59755 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59755 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Union
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Urbana
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1981832 Lon: -92.4451461
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |